All about New Year's candles

Decorating your home with candles on New Year's holidays is a long tradition. This festive attribute symbolizes the human soul, its inner strength. Candles contribute to the creation of a warm and cozy atmosphere, so many light them for the New Year.

Beautiful Christmas candles give warmth, act as a kind of symbol of the family, spiritual unity with loved ones. People like to light the lights in their homes. There are many varieties of holiday candles with an original design. These decorative elements make the interiors unique. On the night before Christmas, people decorate windows with burning candles. Lighted candles represent rebirth, a new life.

On the last evening of the year, the need to create a warm and cozy atmosphere is especially acute, therefore this piece of decor is so popular. Candles decorate the New Year's table, place them around the room. They can also decorate the stairs, most importantly, be careful not to catch fire.

There are several varieties of candles that decorate the premises on New Year's holidays, we list the most popular.

• Table candles have a classic design and small size. A refined and sophisticated look is given to them at the expense of candelabra. In the New Year's decor, their combination with coniferous branches is popular.
• Candlesticks low, but at the same time have a wide diameter.
• Tablets They are flat paraffin products, they are enclosed in a sleeve made of aluminum.
• Scented candles contain essential oils.
• Curly candles released in the form of heroes of fairy tales, they can be snowmen, Santa Claus and other characters.
• Carved products have an original look, reminiscent of works of art. Candles of this type allow you to implement a variety of ideas for New Year's decor.
• Wax candles often do it yourself. Honey aroma comes from them - these are environmentally friendly products. Material for creating such candles can be bought at the apiary or in a specialized store. Waxed candles can have various shapes: standard, flat, curly.
• Gel products attracted by its brightness and beautiful appearance. They are made in the form of a glass container, into which a gel with decorative elements placed in it is poured. Gel candles have many advantages: durability, pleasant aroma, aesthetics, lack of burning.
• Electric candles combine tradition and modernity. The housing of LED products is made of paraffin, the fire imitates a lamp. The advantage of such candles is fire safety. You can choose from flickering products that simulate real fire. Similar elements of the festive surroundings are durable. From them comes a bright amber glow and warm white light. Variants of varying flame colors are available.
• Many people prefer candles on batteries. This is an electric version that can have a classic design and represent columns. Candles on batteries adorn windows, a New Year's table, shelves, without fear of fire.

The glow of such accessories is:

• permanent;
• flickering;
• recreating a "living" flame.

The latter option involves the flapping of the fire, as if by a breeze of wind. Constant light resembles the light of a conventional lamp. Flickering simulates a blinking backlight. Manage candles on batteries using the built-in switch or remote control. Decorative elements are activated and turned off with a lever or giving commands from a distance. If you have a control panel, you can set various color and flickering modes.

There are also blown out candles, their fire is fake, and you can blow it out. Simulation is achieved through an LED lamp. Accessories are equipped with a sensor that responds to the blow.

Flickering battery-powered candles are popular. Most often, their case is paraffin, sometimes plastic. Round chameleon candles look very impressive, changing the color of the flame when burning. The paraffin case is equipped with LEDs that begin to function after the spark plug is lit. Products contain stearin, therefore they are resistant to deformations - they do not spread.

It’s hard for most people to imagine the New Year without sparklers. Their use can be combined with decorative candles equipped with lighting. In specialized stores you can buy Venetian candles and other varieties. The choice is very large, not only classic white is on sale, but also other options: red, green. With their help, it is easy to create unusual compositions that advantageously transform the room on holidays.

When creating a festive interior, there is a desire to make each of its elements colorful and elegant. New Year's accessories can be given an even more interesting look, having originally decorated them.

• Christmas accessories are made using decoupage technique and create a truly exclusive decor.
• The popular idea of ​​putting candles in crystal glasses. Such compositions may consist of cones, ribbons, beads.
• Presentably look candles in Christmas wreaths of fir branches.
• Candles on the legs of the glasses look elegant. Almost every house has old wine glasses. It is an ideal base for festive table decoration.
• Even an ordinary glass jar can be turned into a presentable candlestick by decorating it with a ribbon.
• The original candle holder is a flower pot. Put in it a small amount of moistened floral foam, stick coniferous branches and berries, leaving a candle spot in the center. Make a few holes for the twigs in it, which will act as a retainer and insert the candle into the floral foam.
• Another interesting idea is to paste the bottom of the candle with double-sided tape and decorate the circle with candy.

Christmas candles can be used in the interior in various ways. It is important to know how many there should be, for example, two candles personify the essence of God and man. Three, according to Eastern traditions, symbolize the unity of the soul with spirit and body. Four candles are an indicator of well-being. Candles can be placed on the table, on the window and window sill. The main thing is to correctly determine the quantity and place where they will stand.

Learn to correctly combine decorative elements with the interior of your home.

• Coniferous table candles You can decorate a cottage, a rustic house or a country-style interior.
• Decoupage accessories Perfectly fit into a Provencal style room.
• Candles in glasses - A great solution for hi-tech and modern.
• Gel candles harmoniously complement the room, designed in a romantic style.
• Coffee Bean Compositions and berries decorate the kitchen.
• Candles decorated with cinnamon sticks, - A great solution for a loft interior. Such decorative elements look original and concise, they can be called universal.

Decorative candles are an integral part of the New Year holidays. They have a creative design and contribute to the creation of a unique atmosphere, most importantly, harmoniously fit them into the interior concept.

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